Nancy Macdonald

Nancy Macdonald writes primarily for Maclean’s national section. The transplanted Winnipegger now calls Vancouver home and spends her off-hours chasing her spirited toddler.

General

Canada’s Olympians: Mel Davidson, Ice Hockey

Women’s bench boss scores results with a tough, straight-up style

Canada

The war on the civil service

Pensions and layoffs are just one front in a long-brewing battle

Society

Cody Justin Peter Starr 1986-2010

After escaping the dangerous life of gangs, he came alive with a paintbrush in his hand

World

Jacob Zuma: not so rotten after all

South Africa’s new president is proving his critics wrong

Canada

Manitoba can’t get any respect

In an age of western co-operation, one province is left out in the cold

World

Team Elin

How Sweden’s egalitarian culture affected its response to the Woods scandal

Canada

Vancouver’s drug woes escalate

Safe injection sites reduce harm. Do they encourage abuse?

Business

Small ales, big sales

Craft beer-makers are thriving even as big brewers struggle

World

Dmitry Medvedev: Russia’s faux reformist

He preaches openness, but he has made little progress

News

Newsmakers ’09: The blingsheviks

Rogues and Russian Oligarchs

Nancy Macdonald

Canada’s Olympians: Mel Davidson, Ice Hockey

The war on the civil service

Cody Justin Peter Starr 1986-2010

Jacob Zuma: not so rotten after all

Manitoba can’t get any respect

Team Elin

Vancouver’s drug woes escalate

Small ales, big sales

Dmitry Medvedev: Russia’s faux reformist

Newsmakers ’09: The blingsheviks

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Why Gen Z Will Never Leave Home

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